A native of Inglewood, CA, Gabrielle Horton is a storyteller and cultural organizer. Her work spans audio, writing, and public programming to explore the vast expansiveness of Black arts and care traditions. Independently, she has worked with teams at Audible, the California African American Museum, NPR, Issa Rae’s Raedio, and more.
Horton is the creator and primary steward of NATAL, the award-winning documentary podcast about having a baby (or not) while Black. Launched in 2020, the indie series passes the microphone to Black women, gender expansive people, and families to share their reproductive care stories in their own words. NATAL leverages oral traditions to inspire communities to reclaim their stories, define care on their terms, and to take direct action. After more than 50 interviews and 500,000 downloads, NATAL continues to expand public conversations about Black care traditions through arts programming, including co-hosting the 2024 Simone Leigh Opening Celebration with LACMA and the 2025 Black Storytelling Week celebration at Weeksville Heritage Center.
Presently, Horton is spearheading the series’ expansion to a living oral history archive.